Foolish Bailey

Bailey Freeman
Born
Rome, Georgia
OccupationSports media content creator
YouTube information
Years active2012–present
GenresSports and entertainment
Subscribers365,000
Views70 million
Last updated: July 10, 2026
Websitehttps://www.youtube.com/c/FoolishBailey

Bailey Freeman, a.k.a. Foolish Bailey, is a YouTuber and baseball media personality known for his Baseball Bits series.

Education

Freeman graduated from Furman University in 2017, studying German and history.[1][2] During his college years, Freeman dabbled in standup comedy for the first time. Post-graduation, he took part in an exchange program in Hamburg, Germany, through the U.S. Department of State before returning home to Georgia. He worked at a homeless shelter for less than six months before his independent baseball media career took off.[3][4]

Career

The first baseball videos Freeman shared online via the Foolish Baseball channel were related to the simulation video game Out of the Park Baseball; they received little attention. In 2018, he began producing his flagship series, “Baseball Bits,” characterized by sprite artwork, humor, and plain-language explanations of sabermetrics and other advanced analytics.[5]

Freeman's online breakout was a breakdown of a single inning pitched by Justin Verlander on May 24, 2012 against the Cleveland Indians, the eighth inning of an eventual 2-1 loss for Verlander’s Detroit Tigers in which Verlander threw several pitches over 100 mph as he put down the side in order. Verlander would tweet about the video in December 2018,[6] catapulting attention paid to Freeman online and making it possible for YouTube creating to become Freeman’s full-time job.[7]

He again gained notoriety by advocating for Larry Walker to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, which Walker eventually was by a narrow margin of six votes in his final year of eligibility on the 2020 writers’ ballot.[8]

As his online following grew, Freeman has since been featured on MLB Network,[9] The Athletic, MASN,[10] and in numerous collaborations with Jomboy Media.[11][12]

In 2026, he reorganized his two YouTube channels. Foolish Bailey became his “main channel” with more routine uploads and Foolish Baseball was designated for unsponsored longer-form passion projects. With 365,000 subscribers on his Foolish Baseball channel and 115,000 on Foolish Bailey, as of July 2026, Freeman is among YouTube’s most popular baseball creators.[13][14]

Fans support Freeman's work via by Patreon, which generates more than $3,000 per month as of August 2026.[15]

Personal life

Freeman is a fan of the Atlanta Braves, was born in Rome, Georgia,[16] and continues to reside in Georgia, although he spent part of his youth in the Milwaukee area.[17]

Freeman credits SpongeBob SquarePants, Red Letter Media, BalloonShop and Homestar Runner for crafting his sense of humor; Summoning Salt, CGP Grey and TheReportOfTheWeek for informing his YouTube sensibilities; and Moneyball, FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus for developing his appreciation of analytics.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Bailey Freeman of Rome, Rebecca Reddoch of Calhoun graduate from Furman". Rome News-Tribune. June 29, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  2. ↑ "A life of miracles". Furman News. April 25, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  3. ↑ Nesbitt, Stephen J. (July 22, 2020). "Sabermetrics, sprites and Tim Locastro: The rise of YouTuber 'Foolish Baseball'". The New York Times. The Athletic. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Bailey Freeman's LinkedIn". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  5. ↑ "The Worst Call in MLB History -- Why It Might Have Been Correct l Baseball Bits". YouTube. August 25, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Justin Verlander tweet about FoolishBB". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ Nesbitt, Stephen J. (July 22, 2020). "Sabermetrics, sprites and Tim Locastro: The rise of YouTuber 'Foolish Baseball'". The New York Times. The Athletic. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  8. ↑ Anderson, R.J. (January 22, 2020). "Larry Walker voted into Baseball Hall of Fame in final year on ballot by razor-thin margin". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Foolish Baseball is on MLB Now talking the 2026 MLB season and his hottest takes!". YouTube.com. MLB Network. August 18, 2026. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  10. ↑ Mancano, Paul (December 7, 2022). "Foolish Baseball on how he became a YouTube sensation". MASN. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  11. ↑ "The Houston Astros Cheating Scandal, Explained (ft. Jomboy) | Baseball Bits". December 16, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Foolish Baseball Has MLB Takes He Needs to Get Off His Chest". Apple Podcasts. Jomboy Media. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Foolish Bailey's YouTube Statistics". Social Blade. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Foolish Baseball's YouTube Statistics". Social Blade. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Get more from Foolish Baseball on Patreon". Patreon. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Our Favorite Baseball Players of All Time (with Foolish Baseball)". YouTube.com. Jomboy Media. September 1, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Foolish Baseball (@FoolishBB) on X". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  18. ↑ "FoolishBB Jan 9 2021 Tweet". x.com. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
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